diff --git a/.dvc/.gitignore b/.dvc/.gitignore
index b2b186a36..0e30536ff 100644
--- a/.dvc/.gitignore
+++ b/.dvc/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ link.state.lock
 lock
 config.local
 updater
-cache
\ No newline at end of file
+cache
+state
+state.lock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dvc/updater.py b/dvc/updater.py
index 87e653763..44f94ce8f 100644
--- a/dvc/updater.py
+++ b/dvc/updater.py
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ class Updater(object):
             Logger.debug('Failed to obtain latest version: {}'.format(str(exc)))
             return
 
-        l_major, l_minor, l_patch = latest.split('.')
-        c_major, c_minor, c_patch = current.split('.')
+        l_major, l_minor, l_patch = [int(x) for x in latest.split('.')]
+        c_major, c_minor, c_patch = [int(x) for x in current.split('.')]
 
         if l_major <= c_major and \
            l_minor <= c_minor and \